Dimitris Avramopoulos

The European Union and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia have agreed to allow EU border guards to be deployed in FYROM if the country, which borders Greece, faces "sudden migratory challenges."

The European Union's ambassador to Turkey, Christian Berger, has paid a visit to the two Greek military officers held in the high-security prison of Edirne, Turkey, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency cited sources as saying on Tuesday.

Joint Press statement by Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos, Commissioner for the Security Union Julian King, the Ministers of Interior of the Western Balkans and of the current and future presidencies of the Council of the European Union*.

According to the government, he said that Serbia cannot be left alone in resolving the migrant crisis, and that no country can solve this problem on its own.

Brussels, 12 June 2018

For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the Commission proposes to almost triple funding for migration and border management to €34.9 billion, as compared to €13 billion in the previous period.

The Greek Parliament will decide on Friday whether or not to request the prosecution of 10 prominent politicians named in a bribery scandal involving the Swiss drugs manufacturer Novartis, in the final phase of a parliamentary inquiry into the case.

A prosecutor on Thursday shelved legal suits lodged against government officials and prosecutors by former prime minister Antonis Samaras, ex-finance minister Evangelos Venizelos and former health minister Dimitris Avramopoulos, now European migration commissioner, over bribery claims involving Swiss drugs firm Novartis.

The Europe Union's migration commissioner said Wednesday that the bloc has made progress on handling migration issues, but more remains to be done and efforts need to be strengthened, particularly in filling gaps in the EU border agency.

Europe's migration commissioner said Wednesday the European Union has made progress on handling migration issues, but more remains to be done and efforts need to be strengthened, particularly in filling gaps in the bloc's border agency.

The European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs Dimitris Avramopoulos has called upon the people of Europe to unite forces against the powers that threaten to undo the foundations of the EU project.